St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-08

The board of public works is in earn
est in the matter OF advocating and
getting at the taste Of creating a park
system. Consistently with the advice
of the board the city engineer has pre-
pared finely executed map showing,
in the eloQuencG Of q color interpreta-
tation, just what the park system will
comprehend in the way of scenery. The
board advocates the purchase of prop
erty on either side of Chester creek and
the creation of park to contain about
siXty-niue acres. and to include the
falls, which would give it feature of
surprising beauty. This is to be called
Chester park, while a central park, to
contain 100 acres and to be located ON
the summit of the hill overlooking Third
street. opposite Sixteenth avenue west,
will be named Zenith park, and one at
the extreme West end of the city, Of
appropriate size and situated at MillCr'S
creek. will be known as Cascade park.
The natural boulevard connecting the
system and included in it, will be cut
into two divisions, the east of Zenith
park being called Lake View terrace,
and that west being named Bay View
terrace. Easy approaches to the ter
races are included i'll the plans, and the
immediate purchase of property to be
cOmprehended i'll the park system is
recommended by the board. The wis
dom of immediate action in this matter
is apparent in view of the reasonable
figures at which property could now be
obtained to convert into this needed and
every way cOmmendable public enter
prise. The question is in the hands of
Il special committee OF the council.
BRIEFLY TOLD.
The permanent Improvement fund of
the city shows cash on hand Nov. | to
have been $40. 1881; receipts during
the month of November, S190S6.28, and
disbursements for the same time. S94,-
4l3.25. leaving a balance in the fund
Dee. of $26,S21.94. At the regular
meeting of the council Monday evening
the treasurer was authorized to borrow
$4,000 from the general fund for per-
manent improvements. AT the same
meeting final estimates on completed
work to the amount of Sl6,653.52 were
ordered paid.
During the past eleven months the
number of cash entries at the Duluth
land office has been 1,430, against 49,
last last year. HOmesteadS for the same
time, 1887, number 93S, against $40 for
the comparative period in 1856. One
hundred applications for Northern Pa
cifc indemnity lands have already been
flied.
Frederick PrentiSS. of New York, is
again here, claiming title to an undi-
vided half of the Third division of Du-
luth. Nobody seems to scare, the COLI
test case having been decided twice by
the United States district court and
once by the supreme court Of the United
States against PrentiSS.
A new musical production, entitled
'ASpepS," by Prof. SChilIing, has won
enthusiastic commentator from Julius
Eichenberg, to whom the music was
submitted.
Operations at the natural gas well
have been delayed ten days by the
breakage of machinery there yesterday.
The we'll is now down to depth of 500
feet.
The six acres intended to be used for
a fish hatchery, on Lester river. have
been formally conveyed to the United
States by the Lakeside Land company.
Invitations are out for the wedding of
Miss May Jameson and John NJ. Lynch.
to take place at the residence of the
brides mother.
The annual donation for the benefit
of the Duluth Home for Women and
Children has been announced fer
Dec. 8.
Henry IL. Bell has S0lu his interest
in II. II. Bells addition to his former
partner in its ownership for $4,000.
William J. Conan. of West Superior,
has plated 16O acres at Ely and named
it POrter'S addition.
Frank w. Eaton has handed in his
resignation as alderman from the Fourth
ward.
People with money to invest viii do well
to turn their attention to Duluth and SuDe-
ror. NJ B. Harrison, real estate exchange,
Hotel St Louis building, Duluth, has large
list of property in both places, for sale low.